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Highest Paying Industries for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

The top 46 highest paying industries for agricultural and food science technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $48,230, colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned is the highest paying industry for agricultural and food science technicians. It is followed by educational services - privately owned industry (average annual salary $48,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of agricultural and food science technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 46 Highest Paying Industries for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$48,230	$34,020	610
2	Educational Services - Privately owned	$48,230	$34,020	610
3	Administrative and Support Services	$43,470	$24,580	60
4	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$42,480	$27,140	770
5	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$41,740	$26,210	200
6	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$39,520	$25,180	70
7	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$39,370	$23,700	430
8	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$38,610	$26,420	1,540
9	Wholesale Trade	$38,160	$22,840	1,420
10	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$37,890	$22,820	570
11	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$37,690	$26,230	100
12	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$37,520	$22,550	1,210
13	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$37,200	$24,610	510
14	Beverage Manufacturing	$37,160	$24,440	500
15	Chemical Manufacturing	$37,040	$24,840	110
16	Other Food Manufacturing	$36,940	$23,930	1,000
17	Animal Food Manufacturing	$36,480	$24,010	350
18	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,420	$21,850	5,150
19	Educational Services	$36,210	$22,020	5,260
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,160	$22,440	180
21	Manufacturing	$35,420	$23,180	6,750
22	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$35,300	$21,810	2,050
23	Scientific Research and Development Services	$35,300	$21,810	2,050
24	Food Manufacturing	$35,240	$23,120	6,130
25	Educational Services - State government owned	$35,210	$20,920	4,550
26	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$35,200	$20,900	4,540
27	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$34,880	$22,730	390
28	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$34,200	$22,620	1,000
29	State government, including schools and hospitals	$34,000	$22,290	5,750
30	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$33,950	$23,060	490
31	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$33,910	$22,420	6,030
32	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$33,580	$21,200	300
33	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$33,540	$21,120	3,970
34	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$32,530	$20,260	210
35	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,200	$23,750	1,380
36	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,200	$23,750	1,380
37	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$32,170	$20,550	1,100
38	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,930	$23,850	1,200
39	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$30,160	$20,760	820
40	Testing Laboratories	$29,840	$20,690	800
41	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$29,790	$21,770	1,050
42	Support Activities for Animal Production	$29,730	$21,140	720
43	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$29,580	$21,050	840
44	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$29,580	$21,050	840
45	Educational Services - Local government owned	$28,400	$25,430	100
46	Support Activities for Crop Production	$28,360	$20,700	n/a